PARIS - French voters are choosing a new parliament Sunday that will determine how far Socialist President Francois Hollande can push for economic stimulus in France and around a debt-burdened, stagnant Europe.

Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tourAiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More

Retailers report modest gains for AprilAmericans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More

US home building is surging, but job growth isn'tThe resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More

Nigel Kennedy finally learns to swing at Royal Festival Hall , plus the best of May's classical concertsIt was a special pleasure to hear Le Poème Harmonique perform this music — this is the French ensemble, founded 20 years ago ... Bavouzet’s playing was consistently poised; even as Debussy’s style changed, he showed how intensity and precision ...05/20/2018 - 1:01 am | View Link

The Finance 202: U.S. businesses worry Trump may strike bad deal with ChinaBut those nervous Trump will accept it in the interest of declaring a quick victory have good reason to worry ... Fallon/Bloomberg) Not everyone is convinced that Trump is poised to accept a quick and narrow deal. "This administration didn’t produce ...05/18/2018 - 1:38 am | View Link

Every single player that's been linked with a move to Wolves ahead of their Premier League assaultWith Ruben Neves poised to stay and a long-term contract for another loanee ... The left-back currently plays for French club Angers but has been linked with moves to Monaco, Man City and Atletico Madrid. But The Mirror claims French newspaper L’Equipe ...05/17/2018 - 3:35 am | View Link

Carson City to be second home for historic Martin HotelThere will be steak, lamb, fish, Solomo, marinated pork and even sweet breads on the menu — all served with traditional Basque sides such as homemade soup, salad, beans, fresh-baked bread, hand-cut french fries ... couldn't be more poised to embrace ...05/11/2018 - 6:07 am | View Link

Union stars in an alternate universeThere’s a universe out there where Union fans all but ignored the Philadelphia Eagles’s Super Bowl victory, having so many of their ... team or captaining the sinking ship that was relegated French side, US Boulogne. He played all of 4 matches for ...05/10/2018 - 3:59 am | View Link

ChinaChina - Riots and protests: On May 4, 1919, patriotic students in Beijing protested the decision at the Paris Peace Conference that Japan should retain defeated Germany’s rights and possessions in Shandong.05/18/2018 - 10:56 pm | View Website

Kaiserreich: Legacy of the Weltkrieg / CharactersFlush with victory from the Weltkrieg, the German Empire has finally acquired its place in the sun as Europe's (and, indeed, the world's) preeminent Great Power.05/18/2018 - 10:06 pm | View Website

Gates of ViennaAt the siege of Vienna in 1683 Islam seemed poised to overrun Christian Europe. We are in a new phase of a very old war.05/16/2018 - 6:52 am | View Website

International News | Latest World News, Videos & Photos ...Get the latest international news and world events from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and more. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews.com05/15/2018 - 8:22 pm | View Website

The United States will keep pressure on North Korea to come to the negotiating table and abandon its nuclear weapons program, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday after President Trump canceled his summit with the North. He said sanctions will continue to squeeze North Korea's economy.